I’m starting my cruise to Cape Town in Venice - it’s a repositioning trip to move the ship to South Africa for their summer season. I decided to arrive 4 days early to add some leeway in case my luggage went astray and to sightsee the bits of Venice I missed on previous visits. My … Continue reading Day 1: Venice

Oh my goodness, how strange this feels traveling again. Blogging again. What was that password? It’s not coming easily, this getting back to normal travel. I stressed over my packing for two full days before my trip. Hurriedly finalizing it only as my 4:20am ride to the airport was sitting outside my house. Did I … Continue reading Back To Blogging Again!

It was time to take a little break from hiking. So I drove down into Yosemite Valley and rented a bike for a 1/2 day! A clunky, heavy, awkward baby blue beach cruiser I’ve lovingly named Petal (like “pedal”, lol). She’s a bit of a diva, coasts easily downhill but is stubborn about doing any … Continue reading Day 5: Biking In The Valley